HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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Benito Mussolini was named after the former Mexican president Benito Juarez
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Given his father’s political leanings, Mussolini was named Benito after liberal Mexican president Benito Juárez, while his middle names, Andrea and Amilcare, were for Italian socialists Andrea Costa and Amilcare Cipriani. In return the mother obtained that he be baptised at birth.
Detailed explanation-2: -He called himself the Duce, from the old Latin word dux (“chief” or “boss”).
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